Decision Workspace
rg3d-sound-sdl vs cpal vs alsa-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
rg3d-sound-sdl
growingv0.1.1
Use rg3d-sound with SDL's audio subsystem
68
cpal
growingv0.17.3
Low-level cross-platform audio I/O library in pure Rust.
65
alsa-sys
growingv0.4.0
FFI bindings for the ALSA project (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture)
Core Metrics
| rg3d-sound-sdl | cpal | alsa-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 68 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 2.8K | 11.6M | 11.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 928.7K | 803.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 3.5K | 235 |
| Releases | 2 | 77 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 1422d ago | 37d ago | 91d ago |
| Age | 3y 10m | 11y 3m | 11y 3m |
Health Breakdown
rg3d-sound-sdl
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
cpal
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
alsa-sys
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| rg3d-sound-sdl | cpal | alsa-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.17.3 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 37 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 153KB | 36KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.78 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •cpal leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cpal is depended on by 3.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rg3d-sound-sdl has not been updated in over a year.